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Wednesday 7 February 2018

In this Wednesday, Oct. 11,
2017, file photo, New York
Yankees' Todd Frazier cele-
brates after scoring in the ninth
inning against the Cleveland
Indians in Game 5 of a base-
ball American League Divi-
sion Series, in Cleveland.
Associated Press TRAIL
AP source:

3B Todd Frazier,

Mets agree on BLAZED
$17M, 2-year deal

By BEN WALKER
AP Baseball Writer
NEW YORK (AP) — Free
agent third baseman Todd
Frazier is switching sides
close to home, set to join
the New York Mets and
take over a spot that's
been in flux since David
Wright got injured.
A person familiar with the
deal told The Associated
Press on Monday night
that Frazier and the Mets
had agreed on a two-year
contract for $17 million. The
person spoke on condition
of anonymity because the
deal was still pending a
successful physical.
Frazier, who was a 1998
Little League World Series
champion in nearby Toms
River, New Jersey, and Pistons win 4th straight in
later starred at Rutgers, fin-
ished up last season with 111-91 rout of Portland
the New York Yankees.
The Yankees got him last
July in a trade with the
Chicago White Sox, and
Frazier hit a combined .213
with 27 home runs, 76 RBIs
and a .344 on-base per-
centage. Popular wher-
ever he's been, the spirited
Frazier has always drawn
cheers from local fans
when playing in the New
York area.
“I love playing at home,”
Frazier said last year after
he was traded to the Yan-
kees, his favorite team as a Detroit Pistons center Willie Reed dunks during the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Portland Trail Blazers, Mon-
kid. day, Feb. 5, 2018, in Detroit.
Associated Press
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